Quote of the Day - August 11, 2009

Experience is a great teacher.

- John Legend

Happy Birthday to my BFF

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

- Saint Thomas Aquinas

Happy Birthday to my BFF Julie!

- We've raised our kids together (Simple pleasures, like dunking their heads into coolers)

- Taken trips together (Hey! Hoover Dam is only a mile away!)

- Shopping together ( did you ever use the bargain pressure cooker? I never used mine!)

- BIG cutting board; little teeny cutting board

- BIG dog; little dog



- Matching Dresses in Hawaii and the Salton Sea (both vacation destinations!)

- I ran up that flight of stairs on the way to the Hoover dam 10 freaking times for 10 bux!

- VEGAS trips!!!



- Riding down the Valley Center grade at 4 mph in the driving rain as your passenger in the 1970's era motorhome that was WAY groovy!

- Disney Cruise, getting in trouble together for being TO OLD to be on a certain beach. (that sucked)

- Roaring Rapids in the Hurkman pool with the kids

- planning our lives around menus and food.

To my good friend remember....

You'll always be my best friend....you know to much!!!!

ENJOY YOUR DAY!!!!!!!

Are these the LAZY days of Summer? More Rambling.......

We have a week and a half before school starts back up here in Escondido. Well, at least for the high school district. I'm feeling pretty good. We cleaned off the deck this past Sunday and now we can go out and enjoy the evenings. It's always so nice to have friends over to enjoy it with them. We're having friends over tonight for another evening on the deck and I am looking forward to it.



Our clean deck with the playhouse that John just painted. He also painted the railings on the deck.

This last Sunday was great. John was out painting the playhouse, Kevin was helping me clean off the deck. The ipod was shuffling through some tunes. Roxy was patiently waiting by her ball just willing myself or Kevin to kick it so we could start the process again. Dude aka Deet da Dee was freaked out by the water on the deck and wasn't sure what to make of it. So he hung out on one of the deck chairs and watched. Occasionally he'd run after Roxy when she was chasing the ball. How is it that it is relaxing while you are working? That Sunday it was and I think Kevin even had fun helping out. But only because he would torture Roxy everytime she ran by. The hose would magically shower water over her. (of course with his help!) Needless to say both the dogs got a bath that day as well. (in the kitchen sink)

Right now I'm sitting on my couch looking out the slider which is open and letting in the morning air and I have a great view of the valley. Mostly tree tops, but a nice view. I have Roxy in my lap and Dude sitting next to me. We are savoring this moment. House is silent too as Kevin and John are still in bed. But I can hear the neighbors chickens. Although, typically you can hear them all day long.....that is until the Red Tail Hawks come flying through, that's when they shut up. John LOVES those hawks. I've got my cup of Dunkin Donuts vanilla Coffee with Vanilla flavored soy creamer (which I swear by). Life doesn't get much better then this!

Here is the view with Dude aka Deet da Dee enjoying it with me!



I do have a busy work day ahead of me and I've got to break this relaxing moment to go downstairs and start printing up my propaganda and prepare for the day. Besides Roxy and Dude aka Deet da dee, just left my side and went running out onto the deck to go check something out that they heard. (or thought they heard)

Make it a GREAT day!

50th Wedding Anniversary

This weekend was a special weekend for the Donnellon Family. We had a SPECIAL celebration of a love that has lasted 50 years and is still going strong!


John and Rosemary Donnellon were married on July 25th, 1959. They had five children, Mary, Laura, John, Noreen and Kevin. Out of those 5 children they now have 11 grandchildren.





Friday evening was spent at Kit Carson with all 23 members of the family doing the official family photo. It was really neat to have everybody together. Saturday night, we celebrated the anniversary at Bill and Mary's house in Carlsbad with our family and friends.



Mary (the oldest) and Kevin (the youngest)both toasted their parents 50 years together. Both touching toasts.

50 years - that's a lot of kisses, thru sickness and Health, 50 Christmases, 50 Valentines days, and most of all, LOTS of memories.

Two slideshows are below of all the festivities. Enjoy

HAPPY 50th Wedding Anniversary

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary to my Mother and Father in Law. Still in LOVE after all these years. Just look at the picture. It says it all!